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But if you had a swarm of them...

• chc 16y ago
  If you had a swarm of them, they would still not be viable telecom satellites.
  • someone_here 16y ago
    Why not?
    • chc 16y ago
      Well, because they'll die in a matter of weeks, for one. Sending up a swarm of them just makes the loss costlier and thus strengthens the case for sending up a proper satellite.
      • zitterbewegung 16y ago
        Not only that a swarm would function like space junk. Imagine NORAD trying to track 100 satellites eventually one will probably hit something important.